PENNIES FROM HEAVEN

I must have spent thousands of hours in my backyard on my hands and knees as a kid, searching for lucky four-leaf clovers. I never found any -- but I never gave up hope.

Thankfully as an adult, I have now altered my belief system, by imbuing pennies with this same magical power.

Turns out I'm not the only one.

One day recently, the tiny Korean cashier at the Amish Market gave me three shiny pennies as part of my change -- and things suddenly got very intense between us.

"These are magic pennies," I said to her.

I was serious.

"I believe you," she replied.

In this moment, I wanted to jump over the check-out counter and hug her, because by believing in those pennies as much as I did, this lady gave my WHOLE LIFE a boost of magic.

"You must keep them if you promise right now to make three wishes and put them in your pocket."

And with that, she shut her eyes and kissed each one, before putting them in her pocket.

We both stood there for a moment and looked calmly but fiercely into each other's eyes.

"May your wishes be granted," I said.

And with that, we grasped hands like two soldiers on a battlefield about to part ways to fight the good fight.

And I left that supermarket with tears in my eyes, FEELING SOOO LUCKY!!!

I had walked in there with the only hope of finding organic dates and salted pistachios -- and left feeling more fierce hope in my heart than I have felt for a very long time.